Jim Libiran is a filmmaker, writer, published and performance poet, broadcast journalist, and social entrepreneur, whose work spans multiple disciplines, including film direction, social advocacy, community engagement, and media innovation. His films, which blend socio-political themes with authentic storytelling, have earned him 15 international and local awards.

He has done documentaries and reportage on the eve of the wars in Iraq, the Taliban defeat and the Northern Alliance takeover in Afghanistan, the rebellions in Mindanao, and the EDSA DOS (People Power 2) uprising, as well as socio-cultural investigations on things uniquely Filipino.

He made his debut as a filmmaker in Cinemalaya 2007 through his gritty, ultra-realistic film, Tribu, casting real-life gang members from Tondo as actors. Tribu bagged several awards from Cinemalaya that year, including Best Film.

His unorthodox style and penchant for offbeat stories have garnered his films a total of 15 international and local awards, including the Pari de l’Avenir (Bet for the Future) from the Festival Paris Cinema (2008).